Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Postgraduate Conversion Scholarship (2024)
What you get
£10,000
Type of award
Maintenance grant
Funding type
Partnership
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must have a UK nationality or residence status, have been assessed as '小蓝视频' for fees and meet the nationality or residency status criteria to qualify for the . You must also have been offered and accepted a place on one of the following degrees, commencing in September 2024:
- MSc Artifical Intelligence and Adaptive Systems
- MSc Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year)
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Data Science (with an industrial placement year)
Scholarships will be prioritised for students who are Black, female, disabled or from low socioeconomic backgrounds (Index of Multiple Disadvantage quintiles 1 and 2, low household income). .
Special consideration will also be given to care experienced students; estranged students; Gypsy, Roma, Traveller students; refugees and children from military families, veterans and partners of military personnel.
Number of scholarships available
16
Deadline
1 September 2024 23:59How to apply
Eligible applicants will need to submit an academic statement as part of the application process. Your statement will be assessed on your past experience and future plans.
Applicants must be UK students classified as '小蓝视频' for fees and holding an offer of a place at 小蓝视频. Scholarships will be prioritised for students who are Black, female, disabled or from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
We will check this information using your Masters application or will contact you directly for verification. This information will not be used as part of any academic assessment.
Funding partners
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Office for Artificial Intelligence (OAI) are providing funding for providers to develop postgraduate conversion courses to help address the shortage of AI and data specialists in the UK.
The other important aim for this programme of work is to increase the number of people from groups currently underrepresented in the AI and data science fields, and to encourage UK graduates from diverse backgrounds to consider a future in these occupations.
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Terms and conditions
This scholarship is eligible to be combined with other 小蓝视频-funded scholarships, such as the 小蓝视频 Graduate Scholarship.
We are aware AI has been used by some applicants to produce statements for their scholarship applications. Please be advised these applications are often unsuccessful. Any personal statement submitted needs to be written by you, to demonstrate your suitability for the scholarship.
Availability
At level(s):
PG (taught)
Application deadline:
1 September 2024 23:59 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired
Countries
The award is available to people from the following country: